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Black Friday Ad Deals Prior To Thanksgiving 2009: Best Pre-Christmas Holiday Shopping Discounts Advertised Now

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Angela Merkel Talks to Joint Session of Congress: German Chancellor Addresses American Legislators on World Issues

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

America's Republican Party Is Self Destructing: Is New York’s Special Election Fractionalizing Ronald Reagan’s GOP?

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American Drug Companies' Political Influence: Pharmaceutical Companies and USA Healthcare Reform

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Mining the Straits of Hormuz: Closing the Oil Faucet Should America Invade Iran

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

A USA Led Invasion of Iran: American Difficulties in Attacking the Persian Nation

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Arlington Nat'l Cemetery Is Kennedy Burial Site: Champions of Civil Rights, the Kennedy Brothers Will Rest Together

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Senator Edward M. Kennedy Dies Peacefully at 77: Massachusetts’ Senior Senator, Teddy Kennedy, is Brain Cancer Victim

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

California's Mother of All Garage Sales: Recession Induced, Budget Shortfall Forces Golden State Innovation

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North Korean Charm Offensive Toward the West: Unofficial Visits by Pyongyang to Seoul and Santa Fe Give Hope

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Bipartisan Health Care Reform May Be Dead: Republicans, Democrats Will Unilaterally Pass Health Insurance Bill

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Kim Dae-jung - South Korea's Nelson Mandela Dies: Nobel Laureate, President, Political Prisoner & Reformist Dead at 85

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Private Insurance Cos. Reject Healthcare Reform: 4 Points Medical Corps. Argue Favoring the Current Wellness System

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American Versus Japanese Healthcare Costs: A Differing Approach to the US Medical Care Crisis

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Cash for Clunkers Is Left Cashless: Auto Dealers Fear US Government Running Out of Rebate Money

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Chris Dodd, Kent Conrad & Countrywide Mortgages: American Political Oligarchs Gain Favors Before Financial Meltdown

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Is American Policy in Afghanistan Flawed? Tribalism and Ethnicity Supercede Afghan Nationalism

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

A Success story: Barack Obama & Sonia Sotomayor: The President & His Supreme Court Nominee Have Similar Life Stories

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A Triumph for Latinos, Women & Type 1 Diabetics: Sonia Sotomayor’s Success Story Culminates in A Historic Nomination

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Kim Jong Il's North Korea Tests Obama Doctrine: Defiant Regime Explodes Nuclear Bomb Despite American Objections

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Arrives in Beijing: Leading Democrat Supports The Obama Doctrine in China?

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

How to Retire Early by Living Abroad: An FAQ Guide for Retirement Overseas

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Chrysler Bankruptcy Forces Retirement Evaluation: What is the Future of Pensions in America?

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Senator Arlen Specter Switches Party Affiliation: Pennsylvania Senator Seals Democrat’s Power Amid Republican Turmoil

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American Policy for South-Central Afghanistan: Soft Power Places Demands on Kabul Government

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Obama's Surge Policy for Afghan-Pakistan Border: Waziristan & the Tribal Region, Pakistan’s Lawless Frontier

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AIG Executives Supercede US Airways Hero Pilot: Government Actions Favor Failed Bankers over Captain Sullenberger

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Should Banks, Too Big to Fail, Be Nationalized? Do Collapsed Financial Institutions Jeopardize National Security?

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Persian Gulf Arabs Help USA With Iran: American Pressure on Iran Gets Help from Gulf Arabs

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Official Inaugural Ball – Persons, Places, Price: 10 President Attended Parties –Who Can Go, Where Are They & How Much

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Senator Al Franken Wins Minnesota Election: Comedian Becomes 58th US Senate Democrat Amid Republican Opposition*

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Worst Presidential Mistakes - Says U of L Study: Top Errors by Presidents Are War, Arrogance, Cover-ups and Sex

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Holiday Recipe for a Corporate Bailout: How Bear Stearns, Fannie, AIG & Citigroup Received Taxpayer Handouts

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What are Tim Russert's Red or Blue States? 2008 Presidential Election Was an American Ideological Shift

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

2008 Presidential Election Ending USA Apartheid: Obama Starts Healing America’s Divided House

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What Is an American President; a Prime Minister? The USA's Non Parliamentary Coalition Government

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Obama Gets Early New Hampshire Wins: Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location Vote for Barack Obama

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Iran or Pakistan; Who's the Elephant in the Room: Tehran’s Nuclear Aims or Islamabad an Existing Thermo Nuclear Threat

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Housing and the Credit Crisis: Foreclosures - Root Cause of National Monetary Problems

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

The Bush Paulson $700 Billion Bailout Plan: What Are Wall Street’s Toxic Securities Worth?

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Are the Swing States in the 2008 Election? Ohio, Michigan, Colorado, Nevada & N Hampshire Hold White House Keys

In: US Elections

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Who Is Republican Sarah Louise Heath Palin? Presidential Candidate John McCain Chose Unknown Vice President

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Obama Picks Democrat Joe Biden As Vice President: Delaware Senator to Campaign With Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

How to Understand the US Presidential Elections: A Guide to Follow the American Political Process

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Open State Primaries Affect General Elections: Local Policy Rules Influence Political Parties' Selection Process

In: US State Policy

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Foreign Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan: America Outsourcing Indigenous War Zone Jobs

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Russia Fights for Peace in Georgia: UN Rejected Earlier Russian Nonviolence Resolution for South Ossetia

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Soviet Style Aggression By Russia Worries West: Invasion into Georgia Creates Fear Throughout America & Europe

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

America and EU Unable to Help Georgian Ally: Russia Expands War and Invades Georgia from South Ossetia

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Assassination Threat to Barack Obama: Maine Man Arrested for Death Threat “Joke” in Miami, Florida

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

McCain, Obama and Paris Hilton Celeb Ads: Presidential Politics and Celebrity Videos Redefine Election Themes

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

California Earthquake Gives the Media Headlines: Tuesday’s Los Angeles Seismic Event Stopped Judge Judy’s Court

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Gerald R Ford America's Only Unelected President: The USA’s 38th President Impacts November 2008 Elections

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Legacy of President Bush: A Synopsis of George W. Bush’s Administration

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Media's Influence in Afghanistan: Do Broadcasters Manipulate Central Asia’s Conflict?

In: US Armed Conflicts

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

7 Years in Afghanistan, Is the Millitary Winning: Are Afghanistan, Pakistan & America Losing the War on Terror?

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Three Years After Hurricane Katrina: Have FEMA and the Army Corp of Engineers Learned Anything & Changed?

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Do Journalists Report the News or Create It? Media Moguls, Editors & Reporters Influence America’s General Agenda

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NY Press, Reckless Goading or Political Satire? Did the New Yorker Magazine Provoke Americans?

In: US Elections

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

The Economy, Jobs and Trade: American Interests Vs. Political Ideology

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Clinton Wins Ohio and Texas: Obama Wins Texas Delegate Count - Little Overall Change for Clinton

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NAFTA - A Bad Trade Agreement: Race to the Bottom of the Economic Ladder

In: US Trade Policy

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Is the Texas Two-Step Primary: Primacus – Texas State Primary and Restricted Caucus

In: US State Policy

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Obama Should Win Texas Primary: Lone Star State's Primary System Favors Obama

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Sex, Money and Power Haunt McCain: Sexual Interludes with Washington Lobbyists Irk the Rep. Candidate

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

The Democratic National Convention: Controversy and Contradiction Will Be This Year’s DNC Topic

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Obama Wins Potomac Primary: Maryland, Virginia & Washington DC Make Obama Delegate Leader

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Mitt Romney Quits! The Republican Candidate from Massachusetts Ends His Nomination Bid

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Is a Super Delegate: Unpledged Delegates Determine the Democratic Presidential Candidate

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Is Barack Obama The Most Electable: Obama’s Super Tuesday Delegate Wins Definitely Indicate Electability

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Obama Wins Super Tuesday Delegates: Illinois Senator Obama Sets Tone for Future Primaries

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Obama Wins 1st Super Tuesday Votes: International Democrats Vote for Presidential Candidate Barack Obama

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Is Surveillance Destroying Liberty: Security Verses Freedom in America

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

American Afghan Policy in Trouble! The USA, Canada, Europe and NATO Undergo Strained Relations

In: US Armed Conflicts

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Is the USA Patriot Act? Divisive Laws to Stop Terrorism Morphed into A Big Brother Nightmare

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Weak Dollar’s Affect on Oil Prices: Does the Frail American Currency Influence World Petroleum Value?

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Obama Leads South Carolina Polls: Palmetto State - Another Election Day Mistake for Poll Predictors?

In: US Elections

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Is the Electoral College? Who Elects the President of the USA?

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

History of the Electoral College: How the American Voters Elect the President in the US

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Is a US Convention Delegate? Political Party Representatives Will be Assigned on Super Tuesday

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Is Super Tuesday in America: Delegate Rich Feb 5th, Has Caucus and Primary Elections in 24 States

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

MLK Dreams for African Americans: Presidential Candidate Barack Obama May Fulfill Dr. King’s Dream

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

No Polls for Nevada Caucuses: Errors in New Hampshire Primary Force Pollsters to Reevaluate Nevada

In: US Elections

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

New Hampshire Primary Polls Wrong: Surveys of NH Democratic Voters Gave Inaccurate Election Predictions

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Election Issues Excel in America: National Issues Shine in New Hampshire Presidential Primaries

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

New Hampshire Votes for Change: The White Mountain State Ballots Revolutionary Ideas for the USA

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Clinton Wins New Hampshire Primary: Granite State Elects Clinton in First American Presidential Primary

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Obama Wins Iowa Caucus, Edwards #2: Election Results Point to a Successful Presidential Campaign

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Iowa Paper's Endorsement Queried: Criticism of Des Moines Newspaper for Presidential Candidate Support

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Presidential Nod to Clinton-McCain: Des Moines Iowa Register Endorses 2008 Presidential Candidates

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Obama Wins Globe Endorsement: Boston Newspaper Gives Nod to Senator Barack Obama

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Presidential Candidate Alan Keyes: Keyes to Debate Republican Candidates in Iowa

In: US Elections

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Mitt Romney Wins Iowa Election: Former Governor Triumphant in Hawkeye State's Republican Straw Poll

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Bridge Collapse in Minnesota: Many Dead, Tens Injured, more Missing in Minneapolis Disaster

In: American Affairs (general)

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Helicopters Crash Kills Four: Collision of News Choppers may stir Pleas for Government Regulations

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By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

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